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 PUBLIC LAW 104-65—DEC. 19, 1995 109 STA^. 691 Public Law 104-65 104th Congress An Act To provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other pxuposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Dec. 19, 1995 [S. 1060] SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. Public This Act may be cited as the "Lobbying Disclosure Act of information 1995". 2 USC 1601 note. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 2 USC 1601. The Congress finds that— (1) responsible representative Government requires public awareness of the efforts of paid lobbyists to influence the public decisionmaking process in both the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government; (2) existing lobbying disclosure statutes have been ineffective because of unclear statutory language, weak administrative and enforcement provisions, and an absence of clear guidance as to who is required to register and what they are required to disclose; and (3) the effective public disclosure of the identity and extent of the efforts of paid lobbyists to influence Federal officials in the conduct of Government actions will increase public confidence in the integrity of Government. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 2 USC 1602. As used in this Act: (1) AGENCY. —The term "agenc}^' has the meaning given that term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. (2) CLIENT. —The term "client" means any person or entity that employs or retains another person for financial or other compensation to conduct lobbying activities on behalf of that person or entity. A person or entity whose employees act as lobbyists on its own behalf is both a client and an employer of such employees. In the case of a coalition or association that employs or retains other persons to conduct lobbying activities, the client is the coalition or association and not its individual members. (3) COVERED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL.— The term "covered executive branch official" means— (A) the President; (B) the Vice President;

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